Historical Events In 1626

Jan 01   On this day in history cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68   

Jan 21   On this day in history john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62   

Jan 25   On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter   

Feb 06   Huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle in the year 1626.   

Feb 06   Huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle in the year 1626.   

Feb 20   John Dowland, composer, dies in the year 1626.   

Feb 27   In the year 1626 yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.   

Feb 28   In the year 1626 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51   

Apr 05   In the year 1626 jan van Kessel, Flemish painter   

Apr 09   In the year 1626 francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies   

Apr 12   Paul Hainlein, composer in the year 1626.   

Apr 13   Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised in the year 1626.   

Apr 25   On this day in history battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld   

May 04   Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons   

May 04   Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands in the year 1626.   

May 06   On this day in history dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets   

May 06   Dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets in the year 1626.   

May 24   On this day in history peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24   

May 27   In the year 1626 william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

Jun 15   On this day in history king Charles I disbands English parliament   

Jul 05   Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated in the year 1626.   

Jul 05   Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian in the year 1626.   

Jul 30   Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die in the year 1626.   

Aug 01   On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal   

Aug 12   On this day in history giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

Aug 14   Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1626 lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71   

Sep 30   Battle between king Bethlen Gabor & earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends in the year 1626.   

Oct 04   On this day in history richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59)   

Oct 05   On this day in history johann Schop, composer   

Oct 09   John Ferrabosco, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 16   Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter   

Feb 05   In the year 1626 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

Mar 12   In the year 1626 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

Apr 05   Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born in the year 1626.   

Apr 12   In the year 1626 birth of paul Hainlein, composer   

Apr 13   Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised was born in the year 1626.   

May 12   In the year 1626 birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)   

Jan 01   In the year 1626 cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68   

Jan 21   John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 in the year 1626.   

Jan 24   In the year 1626 death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)   

Feb 07   William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) died on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) died on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1626 john Dowland, composer, dies   

Feb 28   Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies in the year 1626.